The July issue of Consumer Reports has a study of popular muscle-building protein powders and drinks just in time for the onset of summer. Besides getting jacked up on extra lead and arsenic, you can also set yourself up with raging diarrhea (weight loss!) and protein headaches (proof it's working) and kidney failure (black market organ transplant?). And did you know that the government doesn't really care what these companies put in their products? From Consumer Reports:

But federal regulations do not generally require that protein drinks and other dietary supplements be tested before they are sold to ensure that they are safe, effective, and free of contaminants, as the rules require of prescription drugs.

Not so, says Kathleen Laquale, a licensed nutritionist and certified athletic trainer. "The body can only break down 5 to 9 grams of protein per hour, and any excess that is not burned for energy is converted to fat or excreted, so it's a ridiculous waste to be recommending so much more than you really need," she says.

Hmm. Who to believe? Here in America, its better to put your trust in the hands of free enterprise first, because we know that these "experts" always have some hidden agenda.